Sport fishing, science, business and humane interests are coming together to support a new kind of catch-and-release fishing tournament for sharks: the Guy Harvey Ultimate Shark Challenge series off the Southwest Florida coast.

HSI representatives at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meeting express gratitude at the increased protection for many species that are traded internationally.

HSI representatives at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora praised member countries for accepting a proposal to increase protection for porbeagle sharks.

HSI representatives at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora condemned member countries that opposed proposals submitted by Palau and the U.S. to increase protection for hammerhead and oceanic whitetip sharks, which are over-exploited for the international trade in shark fins.

At the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, HSI urges nations to support proposals to increase or retain protection for species threatened by international commercial trade.

The European Parliament sent a strong message that Europeans want more protection for threatened species such as polar bears, sharks and bluefin tuna and that protection must be maintained for threatened species such as elephants and crocodiles.

The Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society International and Humane Society Legislative Fund commend the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation for approving legislation on Thursday to increase protection for sharks from the cruel and wasteful practice of shark finning.

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